SurroScore Weekly

This Week's Finding

40 Years of Gestational Surrogacy

The first baby born through gestational surrogacy just turned 40. In 1986, the idea was experimental. Today, surrogacy is mainstream, but the rules and protections still vary widely by state.

Forty years later, surrogates are still left doing too much of the research themselves. That gap is exactly why SurroScore exists.

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Years of Surrogacy

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Agency Spotlight

She was born in 1986, when gestational surrogacy was still new. Now she's telling her story. NBC News

A reminder that many intended parents spend years in treatment before turning to surrogacy. People

A sign that the intended parent profile keeps broadening, and agencies are adjusting with it. The Telegraph

Two years after assisted reproduction legislation passed, parents are still waiting for clarity. Irish Examiner

More funding for families who might otherwise be priced out of the process. Atlanta Jewish Times

A personal surrogacy story that reopened the commercial surrogacy debate in Europe. Brussels Signal

💥 Viral This Week

A gay couple's TikTok about their surrogate-born baby spread fast this week and got picked up by several major outlets. The bigger takeaway: surrogacy stories are reaching much wider audiences now, and public conversation around them is only getting louder.

Daily Mail ↗

A look at the premium attached to privacy, NDAs, and high-profile arrangements.

A practical guide to checking agency fit beyond the polished website copy.

The questions that matter most before you sign with an agency.

The pay gap is $15K–$25K. Here's what drives it by state.

A state-by-state look at the baseline requirements agencies usually screen for.

"I tried to research agencies on my own and it was just Facebook groups arguing with each other. I needed data, not drama."

— First-time surrogate, Texas

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